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January 24, 2021

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Marshall Residents being asked again to hold the forever liability and maintenance costs of the Velsicol Superfund Site

John Kraft

Marshall, IL. (ECWd) – I was shocked to be informed that a request by the Velsicol property owners to sell the property to the City was even being considered by Marshall’s Mayor and the Economic Development person.  I thought nobody could be that dumb to

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Marshall Residents being asked again to hold the forever liability and maintenance costs of the Velsicol Superfund Site

John Kraft

Marshall, IL. (ECWd) – I was shocked to be informed that a request by the Velsicol property owners to sell the property to the City was even being considered by Marshall’s Mayor and the Economic Development person.  I thought nobody could be that dumb to

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Appellate Court Argument re: Brotze v Carlinville and Illinois Alluvial

John Kraft January 22, 2021

Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – The Appellate Court heard oral arguments in the Brotze v Carlinville et al case related to the formation of Illinois Alluvial. Illinois Alluvial argued their points, then the Brotze’s argued theirs with Attorney Jacob Smallhorn. Listen to the audio (click here).

Joliet Park District: Joliet Police investigating potential large sums of financial improprieties by a former employee

John Kraft January 21, 2021

Joliet, IL. (ECWd) – The Joliet Park District released a statement today, which according to the Patch, include “revealing that certain potential financial improprieties by a former employee are now under investigation by the Joliet Police Department. “It was a large, large sum. It’s thousands,

Plainfield Township Supervisor Facing 6 Count Federal Indictment Alleging Theft of Approximatly $1,380,769.90

Kirk Allen January 20, 2021

Will Co. (ECWd) – Update: Corrected to eliminate reference to “A Fractional CFO” as the alleged “Company A”. The Plainfield Township Supervisor Anthoney Fremarek is facing a 6 count Federal Indictment.  According to the indictment docket, Fremarek has been charged with the following in part:

Avon Twp Supervisor Terry Wilke claims he is a victim –

John Kraft January 19, 2021

Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) – Avon Township Supervisor Terry Wilke claims he is a “victim” of ECWd and the truth we write about him. He also called a fellow Lake County Board Member a “rightwing kook.” His claim was in response to an email FOIA

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Bid Rigging Scheme Leads To $587,773.00 Restitution Payment to College of DuPage

Kirk Allen January 18, 2021

DuPage  Co. (ECWd) – The Board of Trustees of The College of DuPage approved a $587,773.00 restitution payment from Vortex Commercial Flooring Inc. during the December 2020 board meeting. “Vortex Commercial Flooring Inc., a Chicago-area commercial flooring contractor, has been charged for its role in

Shelby County Meeting Video: 1-14-2021

John Kraft January 18, 2021

Shelby Co, IL. (ECWd) – The Shelby County Board held their regular board meeting Thursday night of last week which is the first time in years their meetings were held in the evening rather than the early morning when most people can not attend due

DuPage County Clerk signed anti-transparency contract with Dominion Voting Systems – Dominion encouraged County to resist disclosure of information

Kirk Allen January 15, 2021

DuPage Co.  (ECWd) – When people are denied public records they routinely reach out to us for assistance and more often than not, we are able to request the same records and we get them.  When this happens it is an indicator of a problem

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What Happens When No One Runs For Elective Office?

John Kraft January 14, 2021

Metcalf, IL. (ECWd) – As it stands now, the small Village of Metcalf (pop 189) in North-Central Edgar County, Illinois, has no candidates on the ballot for the elective offices of Village President and Village Trustee(s). There is still time remaining for interested persons to

Watchdogs sue Chicago Police Department for body cam footage, incident reports –

John Kraft January 14, 2021

Chicago, IL. (ECWd) – Last August, after hearing about the officer-involved shooting of Lantrell Allen by members of the Chicago Police Department, and reading CPD’s official statements to the public, we submitted a Freedom of Information Act request for all police incident reports, text messages

Rochester FPD – What can we believe?

  • Kirk Allen·
  • January 5, 2021 2:27 pm·
Sangamon Co.  (ECWd) – During the Illinois State Police criminal investigation involving the Rochester Fire Protection District and their business transactions with a company, A.E.C., owned by the Fire Chief John Archer, “Archer stated the prices AEC is selling equipment to the Rochester Fire Protection…

IL State Rep Allen Skillicorn Resigned; Moving to Arizona –

  • John Kraft·
  • January 5, 2021 11:03 am·
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) – This morning, Illinois State Representative Allen Skillicorn posted his resignation on his Facebook page, and stated he was on his way to Arizona where he purchased a house. He was not reelected for a new tern, and apparently is resigning from…

“History Repeats Itself” – James Di Naso

  • Kirk Allen·
  • December 31, 2020 4:19 pm·
U.S. (ECWd) – Throughout the year we received letters and thoughts from a lot of people.  This one in particular we felt was worth sharing as we also recognize the importance of knowing our history.  We routinely see local governments making mistakes that could have…

House stolen from Avon Township . . . by the Supervisor

  • John Kraft·
  • December 30, 2020 10:50 pm·
Avon Township, IL. (ECWd) – We have written about Avon Township Supervisor Terre Wilke several times, with the most recent article explaining how the alleged annual township meeting of the electors failed to comply with Illinois Township Law. It was at this meeting that the…
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